Chapter 42: Sudden Incident

Upon hearing this, Sakai Mihoko's eyes lit up—she was the Shanghai Station Chief of the Military Intelligence Bureau.

That's a big fish!

If we can catch him, we'll surely gain a lot of intelligence.

Immediately, her eyes darkened again, she pressed harder on his wound with her hand, and said coldly, "Do you think I'm a newcomer just starting out?"

You're just a section chief!

How could you possibly know Chen Xing's and others' whereabouts?

To save your life, you can even fabricate lies like this!

Sakai Mihoko said while observing Lyu Yan's expression, trying to see if he was lying.

After all, this intelligence is too important.

There's no room for carelessness.

"Ah—" Lyu Yan let out another groan, pain making him clench his teeth as he said, "I'll talk, I'll talk, you first loosen up, you first loosen up!"

Sakai Mihoko gave a cold snort and released her grip.

Lyu Yan panted, "Chen Xing, Chen Xing trusts me a lot!"

"We've been friends since military academy; he knows my background is poor, yet he's always helped me and promoted me all the way up."

"It's precisely because of him that I was able to join the Military Intelligence Bureau."

"When he was assigned to Shanghai back then, to continue looking after me, he specifically requested to bring me to Shanghai!"

"Because Chen Xing has been looking after me, many people initially resented it."

"To prove my ability, I'm responsible for all the safe houses of the Military Intelligence Bureau Shanghai Station members, including his safe house!"

Hearing that, Sakai Mihoko's eyes flashed with disgust—she hated those who betrayed friends the most.

Of course.

For people useful to her, Sakai Mihoko can hold her nose and tolerate them.

But she quickly realized another problem, her thumb pressing again on his wound, she widened her eyes and snapped harshly, "Mr. Lyu, you're lying to me again!"

"You've been captured; for safety, Chen Xing and his group will definitely change to a new safe house!"

"Especially Chen Xing—if he were truly foolish enough to have no backup plan, how could he possibly hold the position of station chief?"

The reasoning is actually quite simple.

Because Sakai Mihoko also doesn't know where her superior, Nobuhira Taro, usually hides.

A cunning rabbit has three burrows.

What more for the chief of the Shanghai Station?

Lyu Yan feared Sakai Mihoko greatly; he spoke nonstop, saying, "I've considered this point."

"So I've long used my position to secretly monitor and investigate other teams."

"Not only Chen Xing, but I also know the backup safe house locations of all members in the other several teams!"

"If the information is wrong, you can just execute me outright!"

"Shanxi North Road, Shanxi North Road—one of the action teams is hiding at Lane 34, No. 8, Shanxi North Road!"

"If you don't believe me, you can send people to go take a look!"

Hearing that, Sakai Mihoko released her grip and shouted loudly, "Someone come!"

The hospital ward door opened, and an agent walked in, saying, "Section Chief!"

"Immediately send people to Lane 34, No. 8, Shanxi North Road, and remember to dispatch more personnel!" Sakai Mihoko barked.

"Hai!" the agent replied, and hurried out.

Lyu Yan lay on the bed, his face pale, the sheets beneath him stained red with blood, his heart filled with anxiety.

20 minutes later.

The agent who had left returned once more, a smile on his face, and whispered a few words into Sakai Mihoko's ear.

Sakai Mihoko's eyes instantly lit up; she looked at Lyu Yan with satisfaction and said, "Mr. Lyu, I see your sincerity."

After glancing at Lyu Yan's wound, she told her subordinates nearby, "Call a doctor to bandage Mr. Lyu's wound for us."

Hearing that, Lyu Yan let out a long sigh of relief.

The doctor soon entered, unfazed by the scene, helped Lyu Yan clean his wound again and replaced the bandage.

"Mr. Lyu, from now on, I hope you can work with us to capture Chen Xing." Sakai Mihoko smiled and said, "I'm sure he'll miss you, his old friend."

Lyu Yan's heart trembled; he dared not refuse.

……

Lin Dayou had also learned Chen Xing's whereabouts and was now preparing to restore contact with him.

"Damn, with so many tricks these days, if he'd acted like this earlier, would he still have fallen for the Japanese?" Lin Dayou took a puff of his cigarette and cursed.

During this period, the work of the Military Intelligence Bureau's Shanghai Station was hardly different from a shutdown.

Chen Xing finally trusted Lin Dayou and reported the location of the safe house.

Just as Lin Dayou and his group were walking toward Chen Xing's safe house, he suddenly saw a familiar figure appear on the street.

Lyu Yan?

To facilitate his work in Shanghai, Lin Dayou had, before coming, deliberately reviewed the personnel files of everyone in the Military Intelligence Bureau in Shanghai.

He isn't dead?

He's not dead, so what's the deal with Chen Yongren and Zhang Haifeng?

Lin Dayou was just about to go up.

But then he suddenly noticed that there were about ten or so strangers beside him, rushing toward Chen Xing's safe house.

Huh?

Lin Dayou instinctively sensed something amiss, immediately stopped in front of a small stall, pretended he wanted to buy something, and glanced with his peripheral vision toward Chen Xing's residence.

Not long after.

Lin Dayou then heard a burst of chaotic gunfire coming from the direction of Chen Xing's safe house, followed immediately by a deafening explosion.

Pedestrians on the street hearing the commotion first froze, then scattered in all directions, leaving the street in chaos.

"An American hand grenade—this is the equipment used by agents of the Military Intelligence Bureau for suicide!"

"Did Chen Xing commit suicide?"

"The ones following Lu Yan are Japanese spies!" Lin Dayou's mind went into a turmoil, and he immediately thought of Chen Yongren and Zhang Haifeng.

Not long after, Lin Dayou saw Lu Yan and his group emerge from the alley.

Lu Yan betrayed the country, leading Japanese spies to encircle and suppress Chen Xing.

Could it be that those two also defected, deliberately making the phone call just to lure us here?

Damn it!

We must tell the section chief about this as soon as possible!

At this moment.

Chen Yongren and Zhang Haifeng simply had breakfast, greeted Liu Ying, and then set out early.

As for the Zhongtong agents tailing them, Chen Yongren couldn't be bothered, since their target today was also Hongkou.

The Party Affairs Department personnel could follow however they wanted.

They did not know at this moment that Lu Yan not only hadn't died, but had even surrendered to the Japanese.

Because of Lu Yan's betrayal, Lin Dayou became even more convinced that they had defected to the enemy.

Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence?

Did only their group survive?

Suzhou Temporary Headquarters.

General Zhang had his hands behind his back, staring fixedly at the Songhu map hanging on the wall, his brows showing a hint of worry.

Since Beiping had fallen, the old man clearly understood the consequences of letting the Japanese army run rampant in the north, so he dispatched this battle‑hardened commander to Suzhou.

And covertly assembled the 87th Division, the 88th Division, and the Central Training Corps—these three finest German‑equipped units—intending to draw the focus of the Japanese offensive from the north down to the south.

The Marie cargo ship, including the leak of the secret warehouse's location, were all bait deliberately thrown out by General Zhang.

The Shanghai station of the Military Intelligence Bureau had suffered heavy losses; General Zhang naturally could not entrust the safety of Shanghai's secret warehouse to other departments.

He simply decided to turn the tables on the Japanese spies: once they dared show themselves, he would net them all, then follow the vine to uncover the hidden Japanese spies.

Under General Zhang's arrangement, the Japanese spies indeed fell for the trap; while they were surveilling the warehouse, they were themselves being surveilled.

The reason General Zhang did not rush to act was to find the leader of this spy ring and eradicate them completely.

General Zhang was looking at the map when a hurried footsteps sounded behind him.

"Commander, an urgent telegram from the Songhu Garrison Command."

A major officer quickly walked up behind him and said respectfully.

"Speak." General Zhang did not turn his head.

"The Japanese spies coveting our Songhu warehouse have already been completely wiped out."

"What did you say?" Hearing this, General Zhang felt greatly surprised, turned and said: "More than twenty Japanese spies, all killed?"

"Exactly!" The major nodded and handed the telegram to General Zhang.

General Zhang took the telegram, looked at its contents, and his expression grew solemn.